{"id":15082,"date":"2026-04-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=15082"},"modified":"2026-04-10T07:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:51:11","slug":"i-is-i-am-the-wind-irish-poems-for-children-everywhere-edited-by-jacob-webb-poetry-a2z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=15082","title":{"rendered":"I is I AM THE WIND: Irish Poems for Children Everywhere, edited by Jacob & Webb (Poetry) #A2Z"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“This poem can \u2026
Open magical doorways
Pick a lock to your heart
Steal away on stormy seas
Make a dragon weep
Launch rockets to the moon
Offer somewhere to hide
Light a candle in the dark
Befriend a rainy day
Catch a slippery character
Awaken the explorer within
Be everything you wish for <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let the journey begin.”
(“This Poem Can \u2026” <\/em>by E.R. Murray, pg. 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April is Poetry Month, and this wonderful, wide-ranging collection of poems from Ireland is the perfect way to celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mostly contemporary with a few traditional rhymes (“Molly Malone”) and famous poets (W.B. Yeats, Padraic Colum), these poems examine what’s important to kids: family, the world outside their door, friendship and aloneness, pets and wild creatures, worries and hopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Hold my hand – I hear
A girl from my class saying to me
I am a little scared – she knows
Hearing voices saying words I don’t know
She holds my hand tightly
Smile is the only language I know.”
(“Friends” by Monika Nowakowska, pg. 26)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gathered into thematic sections, poems on similar subjects are often featured on facing pages, and poems in Irish appear with English version, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look for the free I Am the Wind<\/em> poetry kit at the publisher’s site www.littleisland.ie for more information about these poems and writing activity prompts for poetry practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your favorite poem about?
**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info<\/strong>: I Am the Wind: Irish Poems for Children Everywhere \/ edited by Lucinda Jacob & Sarah Webb; illustrated by Ashwin Chacko. Published by Little Island Books, 2024 US. [Lucinda’s site https:\/\/www.lucindajacob.com\/<\/a>] [Sarah’s site https:\/\/www.sarahwebb.info\/about\/q-a\/<\/a>] [Ashwin’s site https:\/\/whackochacko.com\/work\/<\/a>] [publisher site https:\/\/www.littleisland.ie\/products\/i-am-the-wind-irish-poems-for-children-everywhere?variant=48294748324167<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher via Publisher Spotlight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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